Located on nearly 60 acres of pasture and grazing land, the homes will be around 20 minutes walk from the town centre. Just 20pc of the homes are described as ‘affordable’ in the planning documents.

The scheme was turned down by Breckland in March 2015 because some western parts of the site are on a flood plain.

The land (pictured from Queens Road) earmarked for a development of 327 homes between the Norwich Road, away to the right, and the A11, left, at Attleborough. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Attleborough councillor Tristan Ashby said: “While I fully appreciate the developer claims to have evidence to mitigate any flooding issues, I have to question this, Norwich Road need only experience an average amount of rain in any given period before the road has significant surface water that simply doesn’t drain off.”

A flood risk assessment in January 2018 saw flood risk officer Lucy Perry object due to lack of information provided by the developers, but has since received ‘sufficient information’ to remove the objection.

The town council also questioned the density of the housing, increased traffic, and a lack of space for a green corridor on the main route into Attleborough.

It said the new housing will not comply with the Neighbourhood Plan’s core objectives, including footpaths and cycle ways. and providing housing to meet needs for all.

But the planning report on October 29 concluded that comments from consultees and third parties had been ‘given due weight’ and that the development’s general principles had been settled after an appeal.

An Avant spokesperson said: “We are very pleased that our planning proposal has been approved for this development and hope to commence construction works in due course.”